Sometimes I am watching for ebay. And I often surprised about terrible price. I know about many of high bitters are Japanese. I am sad. Unfortunately, I am also Japanese collector. I think, Several Japanese on ebay are professional or semi-professional broker. They bought via ebay at a high price. And then, they will sell these items to Japanese collectors at more high price. Many of Japanese collectors are not able to speak/read English language, or can not connect to world wide web. They live only Japanese collector's society. They do not know buying at the price higher than a American or European market price. They do not know about American and European collectors are sad.
Kenji Fusejima Tokyo Japan
At 4:56 PM -0800 01.4.4, Monkeyman wrote:
>I think the Japanese collectors take a lot of $#!^ from people on this
>list. People always bitch about how they're buying up all the good stuff
>and don't have the real feel for classic bikes. If some "outrageous" price
>is paid on Ebay "of course it's a japanese collector" is always the mantra.
>These links just prove this is total bunk. These people are truly
>dedicated to classic cycling if they can support multiple builders in their
>country building in this style. Sorry if my words are a bit strong, but
>these links have really opened my eyes beyond my little western world. I
>knew quality bikes of interesting design were still built there, but this
>really is the next step forward while looking backward. I am humble before
>the images I have seen.
>
>thanks,
>Brandon"monkeyman"Ives
>
>!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
>Nobody can do everything,
>but if everybody did something
>everything would get done.
> -Gil Scott Heron-
>!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!